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Uncovers one story of America’s past that never made it into textbooks.
Uncovers one story of America’s past that never made it into textbooks.
Uncovers one story of America’s past that never made it into textbooks.

Follow a team of forensic experts as they investigate the preserved remains of a young African American woman from 19th century New York and reveal the little-known story of early America’s free black communities.